"hansel and greuel" took in $90 million. then the thriller open-" -- the thriller "mama." we have another hours -- another hour of news for you. it starts right now. >> live and in hd, this is good morning washington -- on your side. >> this monday starts little bit later for many students. i see rain and possibly dangerous conditions -- this is a live look at rosslyn. we have live team coverage. >> meanwhile we have more to tell you about as officials are learning more about the chaotic scene after a fire broke out in a brazilian nightclub, killing more than 200 people. >> before the raven's head south on this eve of the super bowl, the city of baltimore wants to make sure that they know they are behind them. we'll have much more on their

celebrations coming up. good morning to you, washington. i am cynne simpson. >> i am scott thuman. many school districts and local governments have delayed starts to work and school aides -- school days to keep people off the roads. we are running all of those closures and delays at the top of your screen. >> the smithsonian museum, the national zoo, not opening until noon. keep an eye out if you are planning to head out. it is 6:01. adam caskey begins our storm watch coverage. he is outside in the elements. >> what are you looking at? >> last time i was out here, about half an hour ago we had sleet. now it iwe are two degrees above freezing. the salt truck came by and dumped these big chunks of rock salt here. luckily, the roads are pretty well treated. there will still be some slight

spots, especially on the side streets. look at the size of the salt. look at the radar. we have a pretty much every type of winter precipitation falling. we have rain freezing rain sleet, and a little bit o colorful radar. for the most part, we have sleet fog and rain and fog -- reining -- raining. the freezing rain is from hagerstown to martinsburg and frederick. there was snow, just now sleet. not much in terms of ic accumulation but it does not take much to cause problems. later this morning, light rain, above freezing and 41 for the afternoon high. back to you. >> thank you so much, adam. let's check in on traffic with jamie. >> good morning. i have you appear on the map. interstate 95, two separate accidents between quantico and humphries.

you should find those on the shoulder. problems on 29 try to get to 66. police are trying to manually get our rell barrier up. exit 66, travel lanes are open, but we are watching the next weather. you can see the east west highway, is coming down for sure. around the beltway the same story. metrorail, running on time and on schedule. expect other trains down, but metrorail will honor the tickets. >> time for us to talk about our reporters who have been canvassing this entire area. >> brianne carter joins us along a7070 -- interstate 70. >> we are on interstate 70 heading east. all we see is rain. there are some slick conditions

but not too bad. traffic seems to be moving at speed. there have been a number of overpasses. those seem to be ok as well. there have been a lot of salt trucks out on the maryland highway, treating the roads throughout the morning, trying to make it as easy as possible for people out on the roadways today amongst the sleet, freezing rain, and rain. here along interstate 70, in the howard county area, we're just seeing rain. the freezing rain, no sleet we are experiencing at the moment. the condition, it seems to be moving relatively well. there are a number of schools that have been closed or have a delayed start as a result of the conditions we are getting throughout the region. things look good here in this section of maryland. we will continue to monitor the roads. for a check on other roads we'll go to jamie. >> we will take it from here. it is 6:04. jummy olabanji is done on

capitol hill outside the stone -- the smoke -- the smithsonian. how is it looking at? >> the freezing rain continues to fall out here. weekend kind of show you the conditions over here. because the sun is not up you cannot see it, but there is a thin layer of these ice crystals along the national mall below my feet. that is right behind us on a night -- ninth street. we sought to coat sand trucks moving through the area. they were going around the city laying down more of the sand and salt to make sure that the roads will not be very slight. they are beginning to be very slick. when you're walking on the sidewalks or the street, you have to be careful when you're walking. this is the reason that d.c. governments, federal government d.c. schools and courts are all opening on a delayed schedule this morning.

of course, we have all that information at wjla.com. i have to keep reminding you as you leave the house, do be careful and look where you are stepping. it is beginning to get very sick. reporting live, jummy olabanji, abc 7 news. >> thank you so much. 6:06 is the time. police say a man is dead and one in critical condition, after a double shooting in annapolis. this happened at 1:00 a.m.. investigators believe that the shooting is likely domestic in nature and that the man was the shooter. also, metro is trying to discover the cause of a portage that left people stranded on the orange line. it lost service late sunday night. it is likely due to a power problem. riders said they had to sit in the cold dark trains for two hours. >> new orleans officially kicks

off super bowl week now with the san francisco forty-niners arriving last night the plane bearing a decorated flag. colin kaepernick first off the plane. the 49ers are early favorites. the ravens are gathering in baltimore, alongside john gonzalez. >> already collecting beads. >> good morning. i have my bee is ready for new orleans. i am the only guy happy to hear scott said that he is a forty- niners and. this will be quite a sendoff at the harbor before the super bowl bound baltimore ravens get on the plane for new orleans. the marching band will be playing, the mayor will be here, and some very special friends will be here. the cheerleaders of the

baltimore ravens, we have with us two of them. amanda and kerry, how exciting as this? >> four years, and i am so excited. i cannot wait to cheer on my team. >> unlike on a regular -- in the regular season, he might stay home. what will it be like for your first super bowl? >> i don't even know. i cannot describe it. i have the expectation we will do great things and we will bring all the baltimore spirit down to new orleans. >> amanda, you have been a cheerleader for three years. this is a new experience, but how excited are you? >> it is almost surreal. i think about it and i am like, oh my god, i am going to the super bowl. >> what was the atmosphere like? it seemed the team was fading a little bit, and then they picked up when ray lewis announced he was retiring. what was the atmosphere like in the stadium? >> insane.

people are screaming. you cannot hear your fault -- hear yourself thinking. >> it begins at 11:30. how about the good cheer to send them off? >> let's go ravens. let's go ravens. let's go, ravens. callie is a big fan of cynne simpson. >> good morning, cynne. i know you call me on twitter. i'm going to send a message. i will be following you as well. >> i do follow you on twitter. >> if you want to go -- do you want to go to new orleans with her? >> i am so in. >> no, no. you are supposed be looking out for me, johnny. >> 42 degrees.

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>> rise and shine, washington. >> their it is. a live look as you travel in howard county, looking at the road conditions. it is kind of a mess. >> 6:12 is a time. i want to check in with adam caskey. >> the worst will be early this

morning. it will not be all that bad. we are just looking at minor accumulation. that is all it takes. sidestreets, those should be the biggest issue to start the day. luckily, we have assault on the ground from the previous two snow systems that moved through. we also have pretreatment for today. that works in your favor. we have a mostly sleet and rain falling at this time. bring up and down the 95 corridor. -- rain up and down the 95 corrider. freezing rain and your martin starred in hagerstown. that is where i am most concerned about the icing. minored little amounts. light rain by this afternoon 35 degrees. most cloudy for the rest of the day. here is your travel forecast. precipitation for denver, all

the way down to albuquerque. a wintery mix up and down the east coast. dallas, 76. >> thank you, adam. >> the time now is 6:13. >> 32 degrees. temperatures continue to get little bit. toyota is back on top. >> why some people cannot escape a massive6:15.

checking on whether -- checking on news around the world at least two -- 233 people were killed in the massive fire at a brazilian the nightclub despite club in santa maria. pyrotechnics sparked the blaze investigators believe, and the club had reached its capacity when it started. there was only one exit. security guards kept them from fleeing the club. mexican authorities say eight bodies were pulled from a well. they expect to find more. 20 people disappeared, and 16 were a band and crew that disappeared after a performance in hidalgo. parts of egypt are now under curfew and the like -- in light of clashes that broke out in cairo. president mohamed morsi declared a state of emergency in three

provinces near the suez canal. there were fueled by anger over his as honest policies and the slow pace of change. >> -- his islamist policies and the slow pace of change. >> daniel wright is charged with the shooting of patricia cook last february. he was responding to the report of a suspicious vehicle in a parking lot when he shot her. on friday, his wife testified that he fired shots after cook rolled up the window on his hand and started driving away. prosecutors and witnesses who testified said his hand was never stop. opening statements resume today in the retrial of former d.c. nightclub owner antoine jones. the supreme court overturned his conviction on drug charges saying that they overstepped their bounds when the left a tracking device on his car. this was after a search warrant ran out. jones is now acting as his own

attorney. >> a bipartisan group of eight senators is scheduled to unveil an agreement on the principles of sweeping legislation to rewrite the nation's immigration law. they tackled several big issues including border security, a guest workers, and employer verification, as well as a pathway to citizenship for 11 million undocumented immigrants in the u.s. >> we have been going for 25 years without a clear statement about immigration policy. that is unacceptable in this nation of immigrants. >> we cannot go on forever with 11 million people living in this country living in the shadows. >> president obama plans to head to nevada tamara to unveil his own proposals. >> the set is set to vote today on $51 billion aid package to help the victims of superstorm sandy. northeast lawmakers from both parties are hoping to win senate approval and send the bill to president obama who has said he will sign it.

the house passed the bill last week. 6:18. adam caskey is joining us. >> we're looking at a wintery mix. rain, freezing rain, sleet, and a little bit of snow. it is the epitome of the wintery mix. luckily, we are not looking at all that much. it does not take all that much ice to cause big issues for the morning commute. the timing is not right. here is a live look at super doppler 7. the white indicates snow, being reported at the airport and north of baltimore towards aberdeen. the paint around the metro area is a little bit -- a little bit of sleet. on interstate 270 sleet, and in hagerstown and martinsburg that is where we see reports of freezing rain. that is where we should have the most amount of icing. not a ton. not enough to bring down trees

and power lines, but enough to cause slippery spots. outside our studio, we are looking at light rain. it is not freezing. we are two degrees above freezing. freezing rain is rain that falls as rain about freezes as ice on contact. when it hits your umbrella, it turns into a great -- it turns into a place. sleet our little ice pellets and you can hear them clanking. up and down 95, that is rain. that has been confirmed. as you're commuting, your conditions will change. temperatures are changing. the air velocity is changing. for precipitation is constantly at morphing a drought this morning. 32 in winchester. thirty in hagerstown. winter weather advisory until 10:00 a.m.. here is a good express forecast -- 7:00 a.m., freezing rain and

sleet, changing to cold rain in the morning, and after lunch time, i am expecting cloudy conditions. precipitation should be out of here. not much moisture in terms of rain and sleet. looking ahead, look at wednesday. 62 with afternoon thunderstorms. much colder for friday and through the weekend. jamie, any problems or issues? >> adam, check this out. the traffic cameras have a rain droplets, and yes, we have a change in the weather and precipitation. little icicles there. 270, father hurley boulevard, not seeing any delays. that is the important part. the rain droplets on our other camera are freezing up. we're watching the conditions, and we want you to be safe as you head out and about. remember, the 270, the overpasses ramps, they tend to freeze earlier. we still have delays on the mark

brunswick train system. >> icicles on the traffic jams. >> that kind of mourning. >> 6:21. it will cost more to mail a letter and it will cost you more to use a credit card. >> good morning. topping america's money, toyota back on top. the japanese auto maker is once again the world's top auto maker. it sold nearly 10 million vehicles last year, beating a gm and volkswagen. gm was number one of the year before. merchants can charge more for credit cards. a court ruling that says they can pass it on to customers. it is unlikely that many well. it would annoy customers. it will cost an extra penny to mail a letter or postcard this morning. the rate is up 46 cents for letter, 33 cents for a postcard, but the price to mailing for

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morning washington -- on your side. >> straight ahead, we are keeping a close eye on conditions throughout the area. >> it is a mess. also, a sendoff -- baltimore sending the reagan sought in style. >> you can hit the slopes without getting off the couch. we will take a close look at. good morning washington. i'm scott thuman. that is tough to beat. >> i am cynne simpson. meteorologist adam caskey, live outside our studio. he will have a check our forecast. your one that always appreciates a good snow. >> this morning, not much. a little bit of a sleet and light rain with a mix of

freezing rain. that is what we had early this morning. the precipitation will be confined just to the early morning hours. that is what we're looking at. that is the concern. we're not looking at much. it does not take much to cause big issues for commute. this one falls into the morning commute. here is like a super doppler 7. the agreement along the south end of the beltway, i-395, 95, that indicates green -- that indicates light rain. here in rosslyn, just like train which is not freezing on contact. -- light rain which is not freezing on contact. here is a look at our express forecast. a cold rain by 10 or 11:00 a.m., cloudy and 41 degrees by the afternoon. the issues will be confined to them -- to the early morning

hours. cynne and scott? >> thank you so much. we have to talk about how conditions will affect people during the morning commute. >> brianne carter is out on the roads in baltimore county, maryland. what is a situation like? [no audio] >> we made our way up towards baltimore. a lot of traffic with us. we are starting to see a little bit more of the freezing rain and sleet mixture of in with the rain. it is a mix of both of those. it is also a lot of salt down on the roads. we have piles and piles of salt that is down on the road. traffic seems to be moving relatively well, despite the number of cars that are out on the road this morning. the six spots do not seem to be too prevalent on this road. you see traffic is still moving. we're starting to see a little bit of the mixture.

a lot of the cars we are seeing seem to have all little bit of a coating of ice that it cannot scrape off before leaving home. it accumulated -- or maybe it accumulated for driving this morning. we are seeing that mix and. driving so far has been ok. we are trying to seat if overpasses have been any worse. things do not seem to have been too bad so far. that is the news on traffic. things are not looking at that because there are some makers that have been out. we see a number of assault truck trains, the lines of small trucks moving down the interest rate -- the interstate. that is the good news. we will have another update before the end of the newscast. we will send it back inside, to jaime to get a look on the other roads. >> my pleasure brianne. be careful out there. as brianne mentioned, perhaps, overpasses and the elevated surfaces, watch and use extra caution. they tend to rephrase quicker

than other surfaces. -- refreeeze quicker than other services. i showed you this shot before. raindrops on camera change into icicles. be very careful. the brunswick trains, there is a broken down freight train. those trains are about one hour behind schedule. metro trains are on schedule. back to you. >> we are seeing the coding of the ice form not only on the roadways but around the national mall as well. >> that is where jummy olabanji joins us live. >> you are exactly right. it is freezing rain continuing to fall all over the national mall. i briefly spoke with a runner who was taking her morning run. i asked her and she said, the run has been ok. that is the sentiment. things are ok. there are definitely slick spot. the good news is that we have seen plenty public works trucks

around here at the national mall and along the capitol hill area. they're driving through, putting down more of that salty and sandy mixture, as they have been doing over the past few days. the road conditions are pretty good. the sidewalks, there is not any on there. there are some slick spot. be careful as you do leave the house. as we have been reporting, the federal government is opening on a delayed schedule, the d.c. government opening on a delayed schedule, seven universities american, george town all opening after 11:00. d.c. schools opening on a two hour delay. the museums along the national mall opening around noon. the libraries in d.c. just announcing they will be opening late as well. everybody allowing themselves to take extra time to get out the door, take the extra time to get to work or school, because the conditions are pretty slick for those who are driving. reporting live, jummy olabanji

abc 7 news. >> despite the conditions, you still see runners. >> a few of them. plenty of people are ignoring the weather conditions because they are happy. >> the due not feel the cold. the ravens are getting ready to take off for new orleans. a big super bowl sendoff party in baltimore. that is where john gonzales is, already celebrating. >> we are celebrating. senate, we've got the beads on, the cheerleaders. very festive out here this morning. this is where the super bowl- bound baltimore ravens will take a quick stop for quite a sendoff. the rally begins to around 11:30 this morning. i've got to tell you, there are thousands of fans expected. many of them are already here. we have with us one of them. charlie has been a fan since the team will the super bowl in 2000. >> i was here in baltimore with

my mother, driving around, and then we came out and all the fuss -- and all the fans were screaming about the afc championship game. >> this year, did you expect this this season? >> of course. >> what you think will happen? >> it will be a tough game, but we will win. >> a prediction? >> 24-17. >> look what i have here. the cameraman's lucky hat. this is his lucky forty-niners that. what do you think we should do with this? >> throw it in the harbor. probably. >> it might be a little chilly. everybody is very excited. the city is truly in for a treat this morning. scott and cynne, back to you. >> you better hide that fact. stop it into the ground. -- stomp it into the ground.

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the capitals are winless no more. john erskine got a lucky bounce off the defender, and that gave the capitals a 2-1 lead. then carlson for his first goal of the season. the caps a pullout, the final score, 3-2. the first wind of this young season. >> yes. >> time to check in on the weather. it has been a busy busy morning. >> how are you doing? >> weir about one degree below freezing. some see patches everywhere else. temperatures will slow decline. water does not freeze at 33 degrees. we're good to go. 10:00 this morning locally that could be dropping all little bit of sleet mixing and with the rain. here is what we have for the doppler radar.

the pink is your best chance for labatt of snow or sleet activity. it is mostly freezing rain. we will see some improvements. these temperatures, they are key. currently at or below freezing in most areas. about as for the freezing rain comes in. 34 at reagan national airport. no problems there. the frozen precipitation will become plain rain later this morning. it will be mostly cloudy, temperatures to 41 degrees by this afternoon. here is jaime wittman. >> anytime you get road spring mixed with the commute, that makes it a little extra dicey. allow plenty of time. we have plenty of delays and cancellations -- volume is not too bad. half the problems in the rockville area, police are

stopped at that area. back to you, scott and cynne. >>, so much. it is 6:42. low 30's. we are off to a chilly start. a snowmobile crew goes out of control at the x games. >>

>> outside an appeals court one man is freed and barred from being tried on murder charges. justin wolff's case should be heard today. prosecutors failed to retry him within the timeframe the judge ordered.

prosecutors are appealing that ruling. there appears to be a sharp decrease in the number of people killed or injured by guns in virginia. the office of the chief medical examiner said firearm-related murders fell 32%, up from 367 in 2005 to 242 in 2011. the number of firearm-related injuries that required hospitalization adel 2 -- 28%. -- fell 28%. >> we are following a developing story out of japan where investigators are looking into problems of batteries on 773 miners. officials say -- 787 dreamliners. officials found no evidence that the battery maker was the source of the problem. all 787s were grounded after

battery fires early this month. a scary moment at the winter x games in colorado. jackson strong attempted a back flip and things went awry. he went off the snowmobile, then kept going, and the teenager was about waited for any injury. it is not clear ago he was jumping out of the way or hit by that. very scary stuff. you can now headed down the slopes without ever getting off the couch. >> a group of friends in utah invented this. they call it scouching. attached skis to the bottom of couches and recliner chairs. the scouchers say there are no rules -- real rules, but safety ranks highest. >> not too shabby. >> i will stick with the slide. -- the sled.

>> 6:47. you've got sleet snow, freezing rain everything. >> a little bit of everything. let's check in with doug. >> good morning. it could rain all day at 33 degrees. you never have any ice. it is at 32, the rain will start to freeze. the big roadway's seem to be just fine. temperatures are slowly moving up. especially to the south of the metro area. we are in the mid 30's. 32 in frederick. 32 in martinsburg. this is a live look at super doppler 7. you see a mix indicated by the pink color. the key here is that this is not an air mass or precipitation pattern that is exactly the same everywhere. it is ending. the back edge is evident coming towards interstate 81. there could be some patches of rain later after temperatures

rise to above freezing, but essentially, we will get 41 with a cloudy afternoon. here is our story for this day. the warm air will push it through. everything improves with temperatures above the 40 degree march -- 40 degree mark. the seven day enjoy even more temperatures. we will get into the 60s on wednesday, maybe even isolated thunderstorms, and temperatures back to more seasonable numbers with a chance of sleet by friday and saturday. any improvements, jamie, on the roads? >> anytime we see a bit of precipitation, whether it is rain or mixed precipitation, it is tough for the rush hour. please allow extra time. with a lot of delays and cancellations, you're seeing less volume than normal. here we are in rockville, south of 355 and in gains bird, -- gainsville the train barriers

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wallet. >> thank you so much david. 6:52 is the time right now. we're bringing you the monday express. >> our roundup of today's stories from our reporters. we'll go to brianne carter who has been monitoring the real- time conditions on roadways. >> we are on interstate 95, and traffic is moving at a speed of route montgomery frederick, and howard counties. things seem to be working pretty well. you have seen a lot of salt trucks out on the road. you separate patches, but so far, we are just seeing some wet road conditions throughout the morning. of course, crews will be making sure that traffic will move at speed. >> the same sort of -- sort of story along the district. freezing rain continues to fall, but the good news is that the road conditions seem to be pretty good. d.c. public works have been out

all morning long. they have been treating the roadways so they are not as separate. they're warning drivers that even the governments are delayed, as you do move out please be careful. john? >> jummy, a sendoff rally for the baltimore ravens. we have some of our best fans here right now. this gentleman wants his shirt signed by ray lewis himself. the final game ever. of course, i think i found somebody to give my deeds to. -- my beads here. we will be live in new orleans, all week long. back to you. >> i expected some trouble from johnny. time for us to let you know some things you need to know before you walk out the door.

>> an impact across the area this morning -- schools and government agencies are closed or will open late today. the complete list is at the top and bottom of your screen. you can go to our web site at lbj l.a. -- wjla.com. >> funerals will be held for more than 21230 people who died in sunday's morning -- sunday mornings by club fire in brazil. >> a group of senators set to unveil a deal for sweeping legislation to reform the nation's immigration laws. it will include a packet to citizenship for illegal immigrants. -- a pathway to citizenship for illegal immigrants. >> the senate is set to vote today on a $51 billion package for the victims of hurricane sandy. >> for more on any story, go to wjla.com. >> we're joined by adam caskey to talk about the weather.

there's still little bit of everything. >> it is a little bit slick. >> you'd slick spot, mainly on the side streets. for the next couple of hours, it will change to light rain by 9:00 10:00, and ending by lunchtime. after that cloudy and 41. much warmer, tomorrow, 53. by wednesday some afternoon thunderstorms, 62. some thunderstorms could pack a little bit of a punch late on wednesday. much colder for friday and into next weekend. >> the 50's sound great. much better than this morning. [laughter] that will do it for us here. >> "good morning america" is coming up. the careful on the roadways. check our web site for closures. have a great morning everyone.